diff --git a/include/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware b/include/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware
index 1632eff96..2a9f28c86 100644
--- a/include/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware
+++ b/include/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ namespace osgAnimation
             inline const float & getWeight() const {return second;}
             inline void setWeight(float b) {second=b;}
             inline bool operator<(const BonePtrWeight &b1) const{
-                    if (getBonePtr() < b1.getBonePtr())
-                        return true;
-                    else if (getBonePtr() > b1.getBonePtr())
-                        return false;
-                    return (getWeight() < b1.getWeight());
+                    if (second > b1.second)return true;
+                    if (second < b1.second)return false;
+                    return (first.get() > b1.first.get());
             }
         };
         typedef std::vector<BonePtrWeight>  BonePtrWeightList;
diff --git a/src/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware.cpp b/src/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware.cpp
index 676cad8ea..6e54b2cd6 100644
--- a/src/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware.cpp
+++ b/src/osgAnimation/RigTransformSoftware.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void RigTransformSoftware::buildMinimumUpdateSet(const BoneMap&boneMap,const Rig
     _uniqInfluenceSet2VertIDList.reserve(unifyBuffer.size());
     for (UnifyBoneGroup::const_iterator it = unifyBuffer.begin(); it != unifyBuffer.end(); ++it)
         _uniqInfluenceSet2VertIDList.push_back(it->second);
-    OSG_DEBUG << "uniq groups " << _uniqInfluenceSet2VertIDList.size() << " for " << rig.getName() << std::endl;
+    OSG_WARN << "uniq groups " << _uniqInfluenceSet2VertIDList.size() << " for " << rig.getName() << std::endl;
 }
 
 bool RigTransformSoftware::prepareData(RigGeometry&rig) {